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Product safety in mechanical engineering: the rules of the game
In his new epartners newsletter, Christoph Isler illustrates the relevancy of harmonized technical standards and describes the rules of Swiss law regarding the resolution of conflicts between manufacturers and the relevant supervisory authority.
New generic top-level domains
In an article that was published recently, Alexander Schmid gives an overview over the application procedure set up by ICANN with respect to new generic top level domains and explains what companies not applying for a gTLD should do to safeguard their rights.
White paper on outsourcing strategies
Dr. Urs Egli has published a white paper on the evaluation of outsourcing strategies. The white paper sets out the pros and cons of outsourcing strategies with a special focus on IT governance issues.
Assembly and installation of plant parts - obligations of the purchaser
The September 2011 issue of the epartners Newsletter Plant Engineering and Construction discusses the obligations of the purchaser in connection with the assembly and installation as well as the commissioning in plant construction projects. It further discusses the rights of the contractor in case of a breach of such obligations. (The newsletter is written in German.)
Jurisdiction clauses in terms & conditions used on e-commerce sites
A recent verdict of the appellate court of the Canton of Grisons questions whether the common way of including jurisdiction clauses set out in general terms and conditions in e-commerce checkout processes (i.e. the inclusion of general terms and conditions containing such jurisdiction clauses via a checkbox) are sufficient in light of the statutory requirements with respect to the form of such jurisdiction agreements. Together with a co-author, Alexander Schmid has critically analyzed and commented the verdict in an article published in Jusletter.